Services & Technology
VOLTS-IQ SDK 1.6 is a free download at www.volts-iq.com. Included with the download are the latest Volts-IQ services, sample code and demo projects for Microsoft Robotics Studio. Such services include:
Vi_WebCam
A high-performance webcam service.
Provides video and image feeds to other MSRS services.
Compatible with most USB cameras.
Vi_IPCamera
An improved IP camera service for internet-based cameras.
Supports both JPEG and Motion JPEG formats, enabling higher frame rates.
Vi_Tracker
A real-time target tracking service.
Web dashboard enables easy target training.
Makes target position and orientation information available to other services.
Optimized for speed.
Vi_ObjectDetector
An object detection service.
Objects can be recognized from single viewpoints.
Can detect multiple object types at once.
Makes target position, orientation and scale information available to other services.
Optimized for reliability.
Vi_MultiviewObjectDetector
An object detection service.
Objects can be recognized from multiple viewpoints.
Can detect multiple object types at once.
Makes target position information available to other services.
Optimized for reliability.
Vi_FaceDetector
A face detection service
Can detect one or more faces at once in a camera stream
Can inform other services of face detections, including location and size.
Vi_MotionDetector
A motion detection service
Segments motion from a camera stream.
Can detect multiple motion regions at once.
Can inform other services of detected motion.
Vi_MissileLauncher
A service for controlling the toy DreamCheeky USB Missile Launcher.
Web dashboard for interactive control of launcher.
Programmatic interface for integrating with other MSRS services.
Self-calibration features.
Demos and Tutorials
Documented source code for two demonstration services orchestrating Vi_Webcam, Vi_Tracker, Vi_ObjectDetector and Vi_MissileLauncher.
Out-of-the-box functionality enabling MSRS users and developers to get started on their visually-guided robotics projects.
iSpot Server
A high level vision server capable of receiving images from one or more cameras and analyzing these to provide visual intelligence from the scene to robots or other intelligent systems. iSpot Server contains a number of Spottersª each focused on extracting a distinct form of visual intelligence from images. Examples of Spotters include:
- Object Spotter: recognizes pre-trained objects in images and transmits their ID to external system
- Face Spotter: detects and recognizes human faces
- Motion Spotter: detects motion and measures speed and direction
- Target Spotter: detects and locates a pre-defined target for target following applications
- Color Spotter: detects and locates areas of image featuring a pre-defined color
Bluevisionª Camera
A compact, low power consumption, wireless digital camera intended for mobile robotic and other intelligent applications. The camera provides snapshots or video streams by capturing, digitizing and transmitting data over a robust Bluetoothª wireless link. When used in conjunction with the iSpot Server, images from the Camera can be analyzed to provide visual intelligence to robots and other devices.
Vi-VLMª Visual Localization and Mapping
Vi-VLM uses images from a stereoscopic sensor to map indoor environments as well as to recognize the location of the sensor within the map. Vi-VLM uses inexpensive solid state imaging sensors and relies on sophisticated mapping algorithms to accomplish its mission. The result is a smaller, less power consuming, more reliable and less expensive localization and mapping capability based on the widely available CMOS or CCD imaging technologies.
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